Embroidery-frame.



UNITED @TATEQJ @T lFliQE.

JOSEPH NITSCHMAN, O12 NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

EMBROIDERY-FRAME.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Josnrn NITSGUMAN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essexand State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful improvements inEmbroidery-Frames, of which the following is a specification.

The general object of the invention is to prevent sagging of an articleto be embroidered on an embroidery frame.

Other objects will appear and be better understood from the followingdescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a plan View of the device. Fig. 2 is a detail side elevationpartly in section. Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3-3 ofFig. 1. Fig. 4f is a View similar to Fig. 3 on the line l of Fig. 1 inthe direction of the arrow.

The frame a is adapted to hold a handkerchief 5 suitably stretched sothat the op eration of embroidering the handkerchief may be accomplishedwith a minimum of effort. In this connection the sides of the frameconstitute channeled clamping jaws 6 and 7 of substantiallyUconliguration one of which is suitably connected at one end, such as bya pivot 8 to the other jaw memher and is adapted, when in closedposition, to be received by the said other jaw memher. The receiving jawmember 6 is preferably let into recesses in the ends 9 of the frame aand is secured therein, in any preferred manner such as by pins 10. Thefree end portion of the jaw member 7 normally diverges from the jawmember 6. The aw 6 has its upper longitudinal edges bent outwardly anddownwardly as indicated by the reference character (3, and saidoutwardly and downwardly bent portions adapted to contact with the outerfaces of said jaw for a portion of its length and tending to reinforcethe upper end of the jaw and permitting of the jaw to snugly lit theopposed side walls of the recesses in the ends 9. Since, however, thesaid jaw memher 7 is resilient the free end portion thereof may beforced into the jaw member 6 and held against displacement by latches 11pivoted as at 12 to one end of the frame a and having curved projections13 which are adapted to over-ride the free end portions of the jaws 7,whereby, to hold the latter Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 12, 1911.

llatenled Sept. 16,1913.

Serial No. 648,886.

against displacement and iensioned in the jaw members (3,

The floor of the receiving jaw member (3 is provided with a longitudinalhead or rib projecting between the side walls of the member and which isreceived by the chain neled jaw T. 'ith this construction it will beseen that when portions of a handkerchief are arranged transversely ofthe jaw members (5 and the jaw members 7 moved to closed position, thefabric will be clamped between the jaws as shown in Fig. 3, after whichthe latches 11 which are pivotally connected to the inner face of one ofthe end members 9 will be moved over the jaws 7, this having the effectof preventing disengagement of the handkerchief. in addition to clampingthe handkerchief by the jaws 6 and 7, I. also provide a clasp 6 locatedat one end of the frame and positioned so as to grip the handkerchief ata point between the portions gripped by the jaws (3 and 7. The claspincludes resilient jaw members 14 and 15 of different lengths andconnected together at one end by a curved portion 16. The grippingsurfaces of the jaw members l t and 15 are uninterrupted and the longerjaw member has its free end bent so as to extend transversely of the endsurface of the shorter jaw member, as shown at 17.

18, 18 indicate perforated lugs extending laterally from the lower jawmember as viewed in Figs. 1 and 2 and 19 indicates suitable fasteningmeans such as screws which pass through the openings in the lugs 18 andinto the end of the frame so as to secure the clasp thereto. It will beobserved that the free end portions of the jaws extend into the spaceflanked by the sides and end of the frame so that when the portion ofthe handkerchief between the sides is pulled toward the clasp, the jawsthereof may grip the same. 111 this connection it will be observed thatowing to the bent end portion 17 of the longer jaw, a fabric will beforced therearound when the jaws are in closed position, whereby,slipping of the handkerchief will be prevented. For locking the jaws inclosed position I en'iploy a locking lever 20 pivoted to upstanding lugs21 carried by the lower jaw, the bent end portion 22 of the lever beingadapted, when moved to the position shown in Fig. 1., to close the jawswhereupon its free end will bear on the curved portion 16. When thelever is moved to an upright position the bent end portion 22 will bemoved to a position parallel with the jaws, whereby, the upper aw willmove to open position.

Although I have shown and described one embodiment of my invent-ion itis to be understood that I am not to be limited to the specificarrangement and construction of the and each being of substantialU-configuration one of which receives the other, the said outer memberhaving its bottom wall provided with a longitudinal bead' or ribprojecting between the side walls of said member and received by thechannel of the said inner member, means for locking said members, saidmeans being pivotally connected to the inner side face of one of saidend members, beneath the outer side member and adapted to override thebottom of the said inner clamping jaw. y

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH NITSCHMAN.

Witnesses EDWARD F. BYRNE, HENRY VVASSMER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington. D. 0.

